Highlights: “I just won the first Three Rivers Ski League race of the season by almost 0.6 of a second and helped the West Linn Boys team win the overall by more than nine seconds. I skied in my first FIS (International Ski Federation) race at Mission Ridge in December and finished top 15. I am looking forward to this season and improving my skills. Pray for snow.”

How I got started: “I started skiing at around two years old at Big White Ski Resort in Canada. I started ski racing at five because my parents wanted me to become a better skier and day care was too expensive.”

Coach’s advice: “The best bit of advice that I have been given was to ‘Stay on your feet, because you can’t finish a race if you are sliding down the hill on your back.’ ”

Favorite part of sport: “My favorite part of the sport is going fast. I was once clocked at 80 mph at a downhill race."

Favorite meal the night before the big event: “Whenever we go somewhere out of Portland to race, we also go out for Thai food and I always order Pad Thai.”

Off-season? “Although I ski most of the year or participate in dry land training, I do play co-ed soccer in the fall.”

Rules to live by: “Sports is about having fun and being the best that you can be.”

Memorable advice and who said it: “The best race advice I received was, ‘The race is only about you, yourself and the hill and not about how anyone else skis that day.’ ” – Coach Paul Tollefson

Other Hobbies: “I help coach the younger athletes on the CWSC team. I enjoy giving back and seeing the kids improve in their skiing.”

On his iPod: “I have classic rock and blues on my iPod. Artists like: Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Black Joe Lewis and The Honey Bears. I saw Black Joe Lewis at the Blues festival in Portland.”

Favorite books/movie: “I do like to read. My favorite book is Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card. My favorite movies are the Lord of the Rings trilogy and I want to have a movie marathon to see them again.”

The one thing someone may not know about me: “I am an avid New York Giants fan and I am very interested in US history.’

What’s next? “I plan to help the West Linn High School ski team win a fourth consecutive state ski title. It would be my third. I am also working to win the individual state champion title again. My long-term goal is to make the US Ski Team.”